Beachcombing Slacks

I finished sewing another pair of Free Range Slacks, this time in the cropped, wide-leg version. I made these with the intention to wear them on the beach. They are sewn from Cestari’s Virginia-grown cotton canvas. I love this fabric. It has a soft hand. I dyed it myself in Cerulean procion dye. I didn’t have a large enough tub to get a consistent color, but I knew this going in and felt it would be okay for this project.

I left the hem raw so it would fray, though I sewed one line of stitching at 1/4” from the edge to control it.

I’m happy with how they turned out! I am glad wide-legs are back in style. These will be good spring through fall, though they won’t be warm enough for our winters. I don’t think any cotton pants, including jeans, are warm enough for our winters. That’s why I’m on a mission to make myself some wool trousers or overalls this fall.

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  4. These are super cute! I’m also glad wide legs are back in style, since it means I can (sometimes) find pairs I like in stores. Though, when I have my office/craft room set up in my hew house, I plan on ignoring what’s “in fashion” and just making what I like. 😉 I already bookmarked this pattern from one of your previous posts so that I can have a go at it when I’m ready to start sewing again.

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